Summer 2003 Newsletter
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Petit Manan Yacht Club
Summer 2003 Newsletter |
Lobster Bake & Annual Meeting July 19, Saturday. Carol and Frank Taylor will be hosts. Please review the meeting agenda. Directions, details and reservation form are attached. Volunteers are needed in any capacity: cook, transporter, provisioner, clean-up crew, etc., please call Jane Armstrong. Thank you!
Hemenway Regatta & Post Regatta Party July 26, Saturday (regatta details on separate page). Party begins at 5 pm OR one hour after the last yacht finishes whichever is later. Everyone is welcome at the cocktail party whether or not they race. Pat Mudge will host – everyone please bring some kind of hors d’oeuvre or appetizer. Directions
August 23, Saturday 5:30 pm Flora and Phil Luckhardt will be hosts. Call them with menu contribution. Directions
September 20, Saturday 5:30 pm at the home of LeeLee and John Schlegel Directions Call LeeLee with your menu contributions.
If you haven’t yet, send in your club dues.
November 1, Saturday, 5:30pm Ann and Bob Graves’ will host. Directions Call Ann with your menu contribution.
John Marshall was unable to speak at the Ayers’ in June due to a scheduling conflict. He’ll be with us at a fall event.
Our heart felt thanks to Jane and Glenn Armstrong for "putting" these events on the calendar.
Cruise EAST to Saint John, NB, and beyond into its fresh water rivers and lakes. Departure is tentatively planned for 15-16 August. Don Hensler is the official coordinator.
EdGE - The Ed Greaves Education Program for elementary students in SAD 37 towns: Monday - Thursday, June 30-July 3, 12-2- pm
PMYC Learn to sail program for children 10 years and up. Monday-Friday, July 14-18, 1 - 3 pm. Possible make-up days for bad weather - July 21, 22, 24 & 25. Please call 546-7491 for details.
PMYC Advanced program for teens that can rig boats and sail without assistance. A racing series to sharpen sailing skills culminating in the Second Annual Mill River Regatta. Monday - Friday, July 28 - August 1, 12 - 2 pm
PMYC Evening Program 5 - 7 pm for adults and teens. Includes general sailing and races (informal Mill River Regatta). Tides allow for these dates: July 7, 8, 21, 22, 23, and August 4, 5, 6, 7. Please call George Arey if you are willing to volunteer in any waterfront capacity.
As directed by the Board the Commodore appointed a task group last fall to revise Article V: Membership of the PMYC by-laws. Group members were Alan Krulisch, Dick Miles and Joanne Halpin. The Board of Directors met June 22nd and approved the recommended changes. The club will vote on the revised by-laws at the Annual Meeting.
Article V – Membership
There are two types of memberships, the family membership and the single membership. The family membership includes husband, wife and minor children. The single membership is one adult and minor children. Ownership of boats is not required for membership in the club.
Potential new member(s) of the club must be sponsored by an existing member(s). New member(s) must pay current proportionate dues.
Members may be removed from membership for just cause by 75% vote of the board of directors
(Wording in bold type was changed or deleted.)
Article V – Membership
There is one type of membership-–individual adult. The individual adult membership includes dependent minor children under 21 years of age. Ownership of boats is not required for membership in the club.
Potential new member(s) of the club must be sponsored by existing member(s).
Members may be removed from membership for just cause by 75% vote of the board of directors.
Under Article VI – Finances, one line shall be deleted because of the membership change:
"Single membership will be assessed at 50% of family membership dues."
I. Commodore’s Welcome
II. Treasurer’s Report
III. Secretary’s Report
IV. Sailing School
a. Beginners, Advanced and Adult
b. EdGE
c. SAD 37
d. Charitable Organization 501(c)3
V. Committees
a. By-laws change
b. Financial (proposed 2004 budget attached)
c. Program
d. Nominating (New Officers & Board Members)
VI. Regatta
VII. Other Business
| Income | 2003 | 2004 |
| Dues | $3825 | $3650 |
| MSAD | 1100 | 1600 |
| EdGE | 1400 | 1400 |
| Misc. | 100 | 100 |
| Interest CD | 50 | 50 |
| Fees Sailing School | 1480 | 1000 |
| TOTAL | $7955 | $7800 |
| Expenses | 2003 | 2004 |
| Insurance | $2030 | $1650 |
| Bar | 300 | 500 |
| Postage/Printing | 175 | 200 |
| P.O. Box | 45 | 45 |
| Regatta Awards | 150 | 150 |
| Waterfront | 3480 | 3405 |
| Boat Maintaince | 1775 | 1775 |
| Total | $7955 | $7800 |
In response to a June 22nd letter addressed to the Commodore and Board of Directors questioning the membership's willingness to support the MSAD 37 Sailing School Program, the Commodore, after a review and discussion of the program will ask that the Board be given a vote of confidence to continue the Program. The vote will be by written or secret ballot.
In addition, after a review and discussion of the Sailing School EdGE Program, and PMYC Sailing School Beginners and Advanced Program, the Commodore will ask for a Board vote of confidence to continue these programs. If requested, the vote for these two programs will also be by secret ballot.
(Please read the Sailing School article in this issue.)
Saturday, July 19: 1 pm Happy Hour, 2 pm Serving Begins
Cost: $15. Per person, children under 12, $10 per child (no charge for club members or children who wish to attend but eat neither lobster nor steak). Hot dogs will be provided, at no charge, for children. Bring EATING UTENSILS INCLUDING STEAK KNIVES AND LOBSTER CRACKERS! AND LAWN CHAIRS.
LOCATION Fair Weather: Carol and Frank Taylor’s Directions
In case of Foul Weather: American Legion Post # 8, Cherryfield Directions: In Cherryfield at the blinking light, travel north on Rt. 193, 2/10 mile to American Legion Post on the right.
A decision will be made on the morning of July 19 if weather is questionable. If you have any doubts, call Jane at 483-2375 or Rosalind at 483-6011.
Please complete and send the reservation portion of this sheet to PMYC before July 14, 2003
Lobster Bake Reservation Slip
# of Adults ________ # Children________
Number of each for your party: # Lobster______________ # Steak____________
Your contribution for the Potluck at the lobster bake: Appetizer__ Salad __ Dessert__
PMYC Club Member Name:________________________________________
Amount enclosed: $_____________ Make checks payable to PMYC
Mail to: PMYC, PO Box 27, Milbridge, ME 04658
Summer 2002 was the first year the sailing school used six of the refurbished Dragonflies. It took some time getting used to the very responsive faster boats but the PMYC sailing students were very enthusiastic once they got their feet wet (some literally!). The school still has two Kingfishers, which serve as excellent beginner boats. Matt Nichols and Brady Fish both attended a grueling US Sailing sponsored school in Southwest Harbor and got their sailing instructor qualifications. Kudos to both of them. They both worked at the PMYC sailing school in 2002 and plan to be there this summer. Alan Krulisch gave instruction in racing strategy to the advanced class and conducted an exciting regatta series at the end of their week. For the first time awards were given. Take note of the date and time of this year’s scheduled sailing school regatta and come out and watch! Last year’s races were most exciting to witness.
The EdGE program received beginning sailing instruction from PMYC volunteers last summer as part of their camp program for 8th graders in Harrington and Addison. This program will be repeated this summer. EdGE pays the sailing school for this service and their students are insured under their own program umbrella. EdGE is a program administered by the Maine Seacoast Mission to give youngsters in Washington County educational and experiential opportunities.
Jack and Rosalind Ayers did the research and applied for a grant from the Maine Community Foundation to bring sailing instruction to the Narraguagus High School Physical Education Program. PMYC received the grant of $6100 that was used to purchase new sails where needed and other supplies to refurbish and outfit the remaining dragonflies. This summer all nine of the dragonflies are ready for use. (All labor on the dragonflies has been donated by club members.) Fall 2002 and Spring 2003, one week per season, introductory sailing instruction was given to Phys. Ed. Classes at NHS (a regional high school for Milbridge, Cherryfield, Harrington, Columbia, Columbia Falls and Addison). The school district (SAD 37) has budgeted $1600 for the 2003-2004 school year to repeat the two-week sailing program. NHS students are insured under the school’s policy while in the sailing program.
PMYC volunteer instructors were: Vicky Hampshire, Tim Moorhouse, Jack Ayers, Joanne Halpin, Will Halpin, Kathleen Hart, Alan Krulisch, Jamie Moorhouse, Joe LaTourneau, Jon Young, Matt Nichols, Don Hensler, George and Deb Arey. (Please forgive me if I’ve forgotten anyone! – Editor) Special thanks to those who have been working so hard and donating their time and talent on the Dragonflies for the past two winters bringing them back to life by patching, painting, refitting and rigging.
Note: The waterfront must be seen to be appreciated!! (Possibly the eighth wonder of the world or of Washington County) The Sailing School boats are on a raft attached to the pier. This impressive pier system has been cleverly engineered by George Arey and "his" volunteers creating access to navigable water at high or low tide.
2002 Advanced Class on the Mill River
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